Life Interrupted

Abstract

By Henry Holland One of 1999’s better films was “Girl, Interrupted.” It is a story based on the autobiographical book of the same title. Susanna Kaysen is the author of the book. The story is about an eighteen-year-old 1960’s high school graduate whose future is uncertain. Her name is Susanna. During the 1960s, she attempts suicide and is hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital for eighteen months on an adolescent female ward. Throughout the film, the viewer learns about the various difficulties that Susanna and the other young patients have experienced. There is tragedy, adventure, and triumph. Ultimately, Susanna improves and gets on with her life. The film may reach the viewer at many levels.